42,000 Sign-Ups Since the Launch of #AmericanClimateCorps ! ๐๐
Learn more about how you can get involved here: whitehouse.gov/climatecorps/ ๐
Important news: The Biden-Harris administration is launching the American Climate Corps which will train over 20,000 young people for good-paying jobs in the clean energy economy. #ClimateAction #AmericanClimateCorps #DemocratsForCleanEnergy #wtpBLUE
How it started vs. how it's going! Kicking off #AmeriCorpsWeek going back to my AmeriCorps term leading a crew building the Continental Divide Trail (I'm the unkempt fellow in black). Now THOSE were service locations!
Fast forward 20 years, and #AmericanClimateCorps is here!
Phenomenal 1st day at The Corps Network annual conference! The first edition #AmericanClimateCorps cookies have almost all been gobbled up! Stop by for one tomorrow before all we have left are crumbs ๐ช!
Victory!! Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announcing the new #AmericanClimateCorps , thanking all the young organizers who have fought so hard for this visionary program! Together, we can do big things. ๐โ๐
The #AmericanClimateCorps has opportunities all over the US + in Maine โ from restoring+ protecting the Appalachian Trail in Greenville to helping address community-based climate challenges in Rockland. This is an AMAZING way to get involved + help protect our environment๐๐ฒ๐
How can we make the #StateOfTheClimate even stronger? President Biden' climate and clean energy plan established the #AmericanClimateCorps and he plans to expand it to 60,000 young people working at the forefront of our clean energy future. That future is looking bright. ๐
HUGE Climate News! โ๏ธ๐ President Biden announced $7 billion in grants for residential solar projects, providing clean energy for nearly a million households. The funding will also launch the #AmericanClimateCorps this June, preparing young people for careers in climate.
Celebrate Nat'l Service and Conservation Corps Day! #ServeOutdoors with us. Register for our 9th #GreatOutdoors Day of Service.
๐น6/14, 8am-2pm
๐นWHERE: Fort Washington Park, just outside Washington, DC
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REGISTER: bit.ly/serveoutdoors24
#AmericanClimateCorps @npsyouth
Mary Ellen Sprenkel, our President & CEO, is the Voices for National Service #nationalservice Advocate of the Year! For over a decade, MES has been a tireless champion for conservation service & the concept of the #AmericanClimateCorps . Thank you, Mary Ellen! #FriendsofService
In 1933, America suffered 2 unprecedented nationwide disasters: the Republican Great Depression & the Dust Bowl.
FDR & the #Democrats ended both by starting the Civilian Conservation Corps...was good in 1933-42 & will be good today.
Support Biden's #AmericanClimateCorps ๐
On the heels of President Biden creating the #AmericanClimateCorps , we welcomed hundreds of #CAClimateActionCorps members to begin their service!
Thank you Sabrina Cervantes for swearing them in and Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson for hosting over 500 vols for a day of #ClimateAction .
Inspiring stuff!
๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ Breaking News: The #AmericanClimateCorps is here! ๐๐ก This visionary initiative, announced by the #WhiteHouse , is set to empower over 20,000 Americans in the fields of #cleanenergy and #climate resilience. Together, we're shaping a greener, more resilient future for our
Serving in a Corps gives you the opportunity to:
๐นspend time in nature
๐นmake new friends
๐นfind mentors & access services
๐นdo something meaningful
See our discussion about youth mental health at #CorpsCon24
โก๏ธyoutu.be/I9SlvJcb38U?siโฆ
#AmericanClimateCorps American Climate Corps
โAmerican Climate Corps is our chance to make a difference at scaleโ
โ Mary Ellen Sprenkel, President & CEO, The Corps Network
#CorpsCon24 #AmericanClimateCorps
